{"id":2172,"date":"2013-05-07T09:50:18","date_gmt":"2013-05-07T08:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.magicians.co.uk\/news\/?p=2172"},"modified":"2013-05-14T13:02:46","modified_gmt":"2013-05-14T12:02:46","slug":"2013-edinburgh-international-magic-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magicians.co.uk\/news\/2013-edinburgh-international-magic-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"2013 Edinburgh International Magic Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.magicians.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/\/Edinburgh-International-Magic-Festival1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.magicians.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/\/Edinburgh-International-Magic-Festival1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Edinburgh International Magic Festival\" width=\"470\" height=\"298\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magicians.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/Edinburgh-International-Magic-Festival1.jpg 508w, https:\/\/magicians.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/Edinburgh-International-Magic-Festival1-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 8-day <a href=\"http:\/\/www.magicfest.co.uk\/\">Edinburgh International Magic Festival<\/a> or MagicFest returns for its fourth year with visitors coming all the way from the USA to Australia to see a variety of live shows featuring stage illusions, magic workshops, astonishing feats of mentalism and a host of other amazing acts!<\/p>\n<p>Despite all the great television magic that has flourished in recent years from acclaimed performers such as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pennandteller.com\/\">Penn &#038; Teller<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/davidblaine.com\/\">David Blaine<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dynamomagician.com\/\">Dynamo<\/a>, the public very rarely gets the opportunity to see a live magic show. The Edinburgh annual festival is designed to promote magic as an art form to the widest possible audience allowing members of the general public to see just how exciting live magic can be, compared to magic on screen.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss your chance to see extraordinary acts like this year&#8217;s Stage Magician of The Year <a href=\"http:\/\/www.piffthemagicdragon.com\/\">Piff the Magic Dragon<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.conartist.tv\/\">Paul Wilson<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Real_Hustle\">The Real Hustle<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alicook.com\/\">Ali Cook<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kevinmcmahonmagic.com\/\">Kevin McMahon<\/a> (who is also hosting the festival) (links to all). For the full line up and how to buy tickets <a href=\"http:\/\/www.magicfest.co.uk\/index.php\/booking\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN -->\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/\/<!--\nvar addthis_append_data = 'false';\n\/\/-->\n<\/script>\n<div class=\"addthis_container\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.addthis.com\/bookmark.php?v=250&amp;username=wp-4c32e42a5d9c79e6\" class=\"addthis_button\" addthis:url=\"https%3A%2F%2Fmagicians.co.uk%2Fnews%2F2013-edinburgh-international-magic-festival%2F\" addthis:title=\"2013+Edinburgh+International+Magic+Festival\"><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/s7.addthis.com\/js\/250\/addthis_widget.js#username=wp-4c32e42a5d9c79e6\"><\/script><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Button END -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 8-day Edinburgh International Magic Festival or MagicFest returns for its fourth year with visitors coming all the way from the USA to Australia to see a variety of live shows featuring stage illusions, magic workshops, astonishing feats of mentalism and a host of other amazing acts! 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